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Happy Holidays! As we begin our celebration of the festive season, our thoughts turn to the extraordinary support and encouragement that the Museum receives from the College, the local community, and friends from afar. We look forward to celebrating the spirit of the season through the visual arts, the musical arts, and through the art of conversation and conviviality. Please join us at festive gatherings this month, including George Lopez's much anticipated concerts on December 13 and 14. Also, be sure to visit the Museum's newest exhibition,
Material Resources: Intersections of Art and the Environment, which opens on December 6. Wishing everyone a joyful conclusion to 2018.
Anne Collins Goodyear & Frank Goodyear
Co-Directors
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
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OPENING SOON
Material Resources: Intersections of Art and the Environment
Opening December 6, 2018
Featuring objects from antiquity to today, this exhibition examines artists' dependence on Earth's material resources, while presenting art as an integral "material" resource in the study of the environment.
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This exhibition highlights two exceptional artist-botanists, watercolorist Kate Furbish (1834-1931) and photographer Edwin Hale Lincoln (1848-1938).
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Academic Connections at the Museum
This fall has been an exciting and dynamic semester for class visits to the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, with courses from across the disciplines at Bowdoin making rich and varied uses of the collections.
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Collectors' Collaborative visits Storm King and Finalizes Acquisition
Now in its twelfth year, the Collectors' Collaborative organizes art-related gatherings twice a year for alumni. Its membership also contributes funds to make an annual acquisition for the Museum. Led by co-chairs Isabel Taube '92 and Ellen Grenley '06, the Collaborative is a wonderful way to see friends and to stay connected with the Museum.
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An Altarpiece for Bowdoin
The Museum of Art recently acquired its first multi-panel altarpiece, a triptych, ca. 1518-19, created in the workshop of the Antwerp artist Jan de Beer. Painted in luminous oil colors on oak panels, the work describes in engaging detail the
The Adoration of the Magi, framed by renditions of
The Nativity at Night, with
The Annunciation to the Shepherds (left panel), and
The Flight into Egypt (right panel).
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Become a Member of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art
We hope you'll visit the Museum this winter! There are several exhibitions, featuring art from ancient times to the present, on view for your enjoyment.
The support of our members helps realize future exhibitions, public programs, and educational offerings, which are always open to students and the general public. Membership offers special access to events and serves as a connection to a community of students and faculty, who are actively engaged in the Museum. If you are not already a member, we hope that you will show your support for the Bowdoin College Museum of Art by
joining today
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Holiday Sale in the Museum Shop
Enjoy 20% discount on all purchases. Special seasonal merchandise.
DECEMBER 4
Curators' Tour: Spring of Discontent
4:00 p.m.
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DECEMBER 11
Members' Evening at the Museum
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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DECEMBER 13 and 14
Music at the Museum
5:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. | 12:00 noon
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Holiday Hours:
Regular Hours through December 23, 2018
Closed: Monday, December 24 through Friday, December 28, 2018
Open: Saturday and Sunday, December 29 and 30, 2018
Closed Monday and Tuesday, December 31, 2018 and January 1, 2019.
Regular hours resume: Wednesday, January 2, 2019.
Happy New Year!
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Banner image: detail from the recently acquired altarpiece.
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